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Alzheimer’s Disease
What is the most common cause of ...,
Types of dementia,
Aetiology of dementia overview
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Bell’s Palsy
Refers to a unilateral facial ner...,
The facial nerve is divided into ...,
Note a common exam question relat...
21
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Cluster Headache
Headache is a severe primary head...,
The lifetime prevalence of headac...,
Cluster headaches onset and gende...
31
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Delirium
Delirium is characterised by,
An estimated of older adults 65 y...,
Delirium may be classified into h...
25
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Encephalitis
Encephalitis is a broad term that...,
Infectious causes of encephalitis...,
Infectious causes of encephalitis...
34
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Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurologica...,
The cause of epilepsy can be broa...,
Seizures develop due to an imbala...
39
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Essential Tremor
Is a type of action tremor that i...,
The estimated prevalence of essen...,
Any tremor may also be described ...
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Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal dementia,
Frontotemporal dementia ftd is a ...,
Ftd is a heterogeneous condition ...
26
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Guillain-barre Syndrome
Syndrome is an acute inflammatory...,
Gbs is a rare neuropathy classica...,
Jejuni is the most common identif...
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Horner’s Syndrome
Horner s syndrome refers to a cla...,
Horner s syndrome is a classic me...,
Horner s syndrome is due to a les...
14
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Huntington’s Disease
Huntington s disease,
Huntington s disease hd when do s...,
Hd is caused by an increased numb...
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Is a disorder characterised by fe...,
Idiopathic intracranial hypertens...,
Epidemiologyoh
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Migraine
Is a form of primary headache dis...,
There are two major types of migr...,
Migraine describes a
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Mononeuropathies
A mononeuropathy refers to damage...,
Mononeuropathies are commonly see...,
The peripheral nervous system sen...
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Multiple Sclerosis
What is multiple sclerosis,
Multiple sclerosis ms is a neuroi...,
Demyelination which is the hallma...
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Myasthenia Gravis
What is myasthenia gravis,
Myasthenia gravis affects women a...,
Myasthenia gravis is linked with ...
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Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson s disease,
Parkinson s disease is the most c...,
The onset of parkinson s disease ...
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Peripheral Neuropathy
Peripheral neuropathy,
Peripheral neuropathies can be fu...,
We have grouped the major causes ...
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Sixth Nerve Palsy
A sixth cranial nerve palsy refer...,
A sixth cranial nerve palsy refer...,
The abducens nerve innervates the...
10
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Status Epilepticus
Status epilepticus refers to,
Status epilepticus se or status i...,
Traditional definition of status ...
22
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Stroke
Define stroke,
Define tia,
Ischaemic stroke vs haemorrhagic ...
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Tension-type Headache
Tension headache define,
Pathology of tension headache,
Types of tension headache 2
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Third Nerve Palsy
The third nerve nucleus originate...,
A third nerve palsy refers to dam...,
Third nerve palsy
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TIA
Tia,
Tia overview,
Tia is caused by temporary blocka...
21
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Trigeminal Neuralgia
Is characterised by episodes of a...,
Trigeminal neuralgia overview,
Epidemiology of trigeminal neuralgia
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Vascular Dementia
Overviewvascular dementia is a co...,
In healthcare we measure normal f...,
Dementia can be caused by several...
21
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Vasovagal Syncope
Is a form of reflex syncope more ...,
Syncope is a broad term for trans...,
There are many different causes o...
35
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis als...,
Als epidemiolgoy
25
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Headache
What is the estimated prevalence ...,
Pain sensitivity of cranial struc...,
Neurotransmitters headaches which...
52
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Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cauda equina syndrome is due to c...,
The cauda equina which is latin f...,
The spinal cord originates at the...
25
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Neurology Crash Course
What is the most appropriate mana...,
Status epilepticus,
Status epilepticus management
33
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Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
Symptoms,
Lambert eaton myasthenic syndrome...,
Lambert eaton syndrome typically ...
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